Barton Campbell

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May 2014

Charles Whitman

Hi, I wanted to leave you a note regarding your edit [1] to Charles Whitman. In your edit summary, you said: I am Thomas Eckman's nephew. Claire Wilson was not Thomas Eckman's fiance. His girlfriend at the time was Lise Ashley, the daughter of U.S. representative Thomas Ashley (D).

Thanks for the information, however, the newspaper referenced for that section of the article (see [2]) very clearly states that what was written was correct, and that Claire Wilson was Thomas Eckman's fiance. For this reason, I have reverted your change.

Recognize that every article at Wikipedia depends upon verfiability, which may be different from the truth. Also, of course, we can't simply take your word for it that you are who you say you are and that you are correct. I suggest you contact the Volunteer Response Team with proof of your assertion.

Thank you,

JoeSperrazza (talk) 13:14, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

I am Thomas Eckman's nephew

Here is a Washington Post article confirming my relationship to Thomas Eckman. There are many other details of this (Charles Whitman) incident that were suppressed by the press, however, I won't go into them because I know that they would be immediately censored. How to prove that Claire Wilson was not my uncle's fiance? Look, if your not interested in the truth I not going to get upset about it. Oh, well I tried. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?pid=167294912

There's no censorship involved:

1. We simply must reply on reliable sources regarding your assertion that the article is wrong. You've not provided any.
2. While the obituary to which you linked [3] states that she is survived by a "Barton Campbell", there's nothing to show that you really are named Barton Campbell, let alone that you are the Barton Campbell in question. Think about it. When you registered for an account here, nothing about that process asks you to prove who you are. As I said in my prior note, contact the Volunteer Response team (click here-> Wikipedia:Contact us) for help.
3. Finally, even if you were the Barton Campbell, that alone does not provide proof of what you assert (see WP:V). We need a published document from a reliable source (see WP:RS) that states what you are asserting. Based on that, any editor (you, too!) could change the article.

I don't want to get into a prolonged discussion with you. I've done my best to explain how you can contact a team of volunteers within Wikipedia to get help to address your concern. You will need to provide real proof (not just your say so, nor an obituary that contains a name the same as your account's name - anyone can create an account named just about anything). If you don't have the proof noted in point 3, above, then nothing you say here on your talk page will make a difference. So, if you want to get this fixed (assuming what you assert is true), then click Wikipedia:Contact us and go from there. Good luck, JoeSperrazza (talk) 14:08, 9 May 2014 (UTC)